List 11 Flashcards by Ziyan Liu

onerous

a. 繁重的，艰巨的

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décolleté

a. （女服）露肩的；穿露肩衣服的

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egoism

n. 自大行为，自我主义

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approbation

n. 批准，认可

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spurn

v. 轻蔑地拒绝；唾弃

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ethnic

a. 种族的

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acoustics

n. 声学；音响效果

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low

v. 牛叫

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grievance

n. 委屈，不平

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inchoate

a. 开始的；不成熟的，未成形的

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fortuitous

a. 偶然发生的，巧合的

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pulchritude

n. 美丽，标致

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chaffing

a. 嘲弄的，玩笑的

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catharsis

n. 宣泄；通便

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agnostic

n. 不可知论者

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bowdlerize

v. 删节

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refurbish

v. 创新；再磨光，使恢复光亮

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atrophy

v. 萎缩

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efface

v. 擦，抹去

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wistful

a. 渴望的；愁闷的

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ordain

v. 命令；任命，授权；注定

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futile

a. 无用的，无效果的

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insensible

a. 失去知觉的；无反应的

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barren

a. 贫瘠的；不结果实的；缺乏的

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camouflage

v. 伪装，掩饰

hypocritical

a. 伪善的；矫饰的

criterion

n. 标准（复数形式为criteria）

scourge

n. 苦难的根源；惩罚；鞭笞

mawkish

a. 自作多情的；感情脆弱的；多愁善感的

hybrid

n. 杂种；混血儿；混合物 | a. 混合的；杂种的

imperceptible

a. 难以察觉的

emanate

v. 发源于，来自

humane

a. 仁慈的，人道的

denounce

v. 谴责，公开抨击

inconsequential

a. 无关紧要的

anthology

n. 选集，文集

confrontation

n. 面对；对抗

prompt

v. 提示，促使；（给演员）提白

cavil

v. 挑剔，吹毛求疵

dormant

a. 睡着的；休眠的，蛰伏的

respiration

n. 呼吸，呼吸作用

abash

v. 使尴尬，使羞愧

eon

n. 长时间段；时代

fluctuate

v. 波动；变动

burlesque

v. 模仿嘲弄

diva

n. 歌剧中的女主角；出众的女歌唱家

virtuoso

n. 艺术名家，艺术大师

blighted

a. 枯萎的；毁灭的

arbitrator

n. 公断人

adorn

v. 装饰

affected

a. 假装的，做作的

fecundity

n. 多产；生殖旺盛

archaic

a. 古老的

foreboding

n. 不祥之兆，凶兆

devotee

n. 热心之士；爱好者

generality

n. 通则，概论

interment

n. 埋葬，葬礼

smirk

n. 得意的笑

protocol

n. 草案，协议

engender

v. 引起，产生

compunction

n. 懊悔，后悔；内疚

hoary

a. 须发已白的，年老的；古老的

abbreviate

v. 缩短，缩略

partition

v. 分割，分成部分

guise

n. 外观；装束

crevice

n. 裂缝

noisome

a. 恶臭的，有害的

collage

n. 拼贴画

apparatus

n. 器械，设备

debris

n. 碎片

surpass

v. 超越，胜过

nomadic

a. 游牧的，流浪的

graphic

a. 图解的；描写生动的

disapprobation

n. 不以为然；非难

punitive

a. 惩罚性的

unprecedented

a. 空前的，没有先例的

sententious

a. 简洁的；警句的

egress

n. 出口；外出，外出权

lunge

v. 冲，扑

attrition

n. 消耗；人员自然缩减；磨损

founder

v. 失败；沉没 | n. 创建者，缔造者

disavowal

n. 否认，不承认

impetus

n. 推动力，促进，冲力

cavalier

a. 随便的；傲慢的

enumerate

v. 列举，枚举

indigent

a. 贫乏的，穷困的

malapropism

n. 荒唐的用词错误

inequity

n. 不公正，偏私

inaugurate

v. 开始；就职

perdition

n. 被罚入地狱；彻底毁灭

cabal

n. 阴谋集团

severity

n. 严肃，严格，严重

downcast

a. 沮丧的，悲哀的

sumptuous

a. 豪华的，盛大的

testy

a. 易怒的，暴躁的

offensive

a. 攻击的，无礼的，讨厌的

absolve

v. 赦免

adversity

n. 贫穷；不幸

vital

a. 生机勃勃的；重大的；生命的

implicate

v. 使牵连其中；暗示

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